Straight to the Moon (Artemis Launch video)
Maybe not the HIVE prices going to the moon yet, but I was able to capture some poor quality video of the Artemis II launch yesterday as it heads for the around the moon trip this week. We are lucky enough to live only about an hour and a half away, so these are views from my front yard, no travel required :)
I was able to capture a few decent still frames from the video. This was my favorite, seeing the booster rocket separation.
And here is the poor quality video. I was definitely struggling with focus and positioning, it seems this was a slightly different angle for me than the starlink launches, and I was trying to get away from the street light pole. Good lessons learned for the next attempt!
Let's hope they drag the Hive prices along to the moon with them!
All photos / video original work by the author of this post.
Shot with Sony A7RIV and 200-600mm zoom lens, tripod with lots of user motion.
Auto focus can be magical at times and then a huge pain in the butt at other times. Nice shots and video. I remember when I was a kid and we were down in Florida we got to see a space shuttle launch I think.
Exactly right. I thought the flight was going to be on the other side of that darn pole! Maybe next time I'll get to the beach for a better shot without all the houses and clutter!
I feel like we were out in the middle of nowhere, but it has been so long that I don't remember. I think my dad took photos with his camera, I'll have to ask him again this weekend.
Shoot a flying rocket at such a distance and manually? I wouldn't have half of what you have :-)
Ahh, you're too kind. But thanks! It certainly was more of a challenge than I originally thought. I'll be doing a little different next time. Really wanting to capture one of the SpaceX jellyfish clouds they create.
:-)
Musk's "sky train"? Once I saw about 6 "stars" in a line from the car. By the time I found a suitable place to stop and take a photo, they were gone.
Not the sky train. When they launch the starlink satellites, the rocket exhaust often leaves this big jelly fish looking cloud in the sky during the early morning launches.
Ahh...
My fault for not being able to translate it properly.
Thanks for making the effort! Yes, The ones that make the jellyfish cloud is the rockets that feed the skytrain satellites up into the air. I think we are on the same page. :)
That's pretty cool to witness the event from home!
Been here 2 years now, and only the third one I've caught, but yes it's still a thrill and feel lucky to have so close since I'm a bit of a hermit lol.
Whoa! The ultimate ride, and so great that you could get it on camera.
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Indeed it is going to be quite a quick ride. I'm guessing more to spy on what others may have been doing on the other side, or scout future possibilities. But not to start any conspiracy theories. lol
One can only wonder at what the true mission is, but maybe the truth will be revealed later down the line.
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Oh man that is great you got to see it from your home.
Definitely a better view from the beach, but this great for when we don't want to fight the crowds, or last minute views.
I had the privilege of watching it on YouTube in real time!, Are you going birdwatching this summer? Why not put a hummingbird feeder in your garden to attract some hummingbirds?
Yes, some better video's from the pro's for sure. Was still cool to film my own. Will definitely be doing more birds this summer. Maybe on the feeder, we do have hummingbirds here already.
booster separation looks epic
It was a nice surprise for me to pull off the video. I have to admit my first time attempting a video / pic of launch and wasn't expecting it. I'll have a better one next go around!
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